NOAA — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1984 Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, triggering some of the region's most severe recorded flooding and causing 214 deaths.
TragedyOn this day — January 28 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
NOAA — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1984 The supergroup USA for Africa recorded the charity single 'We Are the World' to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Culture
MONUSCO Photos — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2026 A mine collapse at the Rubaya coltan mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed nearly 400 people, one of the deadliest mining disasters in the country's history.
Tragedy
Plymouth County Sheriff's Office — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1948 Charles Taylor, Liberian politician and warlord who served as president before being convicted of war crimes, was born.
Birth
CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer and three-time major champion, was born.
Birth
Supporterhéninois — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1978 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer who famously scored against France at the 2002 World Cup, was born (died 2020).
Birth